The Miracle of Our Remembrance

It is a miracle that Christ's birth is still celebrated. He never commanded it, and surely He was not born on Christmas Day.

That His birth is still celebrated is a miracle, because we quickly forget the birthdates of important figures in history. Even George Washington's birthdate is now forgotten, and perhaps that is good, since his legacy has been largely repudiated by modern men. Our government is far more tyranical than King George, and Washington's wise counsel against foreign entanglements is scoffed at today.

So too, the Savior's birthdate will be forgotten as men discard His Gospel and reject His claims. It is unlikely that Christmas will exist 100 years from now as anything other than a completely secular holiday.

Christ's birthday will be discarded because His Gospel is an offense to wicked men. The very idea that men are lost and bound for judgment for sin, and that no good works of their's have any merit at all, is an insult to the dignity of rebels and sinners. Christ's righteousness is angrily rejected by such men.

Yet the incarnation is a glorious thing, and one that the Saints will always remember - for we shall see Him for all eternity, and remember that one day Christ was born and made like His brethren, for our salvation and everlasting rejoicing!

The remembrance of Christ's death is even more remarkable - for here the death of our Savior is celebrated. The death of no other savior is ever celebrated, for death is the end of the deliverer.

But not so with Christ, for in His death was His eternal victory for His people!

More remarkable still is that we remember - that our dead hearts were raised alive and made to believe!